Eugene Tauber

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Young people are challenging old conventions that they don’t vote. In November 2018, 39 percent of the Lehigh Valley’s youngest registered voters cast a ballot, about three times more than in 2014, according to a Morning Call analysis of voting patterns among voters 24 and younger in Lehigh and...

Amid the shiny new Allentown, the 900 block of Hamilton Street clings to the vestiges of the city’s pre-Neighborhood Improvement Zone identity. Small businesses are nestled behind facades untouched by public improvement dollars. The restaurants there cater to the long-time residents and office...

The federal shutdown is now in its 22nd day, making it the longest closure in U.S. history. The shutdown hit the record Saturday, one day after paychecks were supposed to go out to the federal government’s 1.2 million workers. Not all of them got paid, however, due to the cost and politics of building...

An Associated Press data project estimated neighborhood life expectancy for newborns in 65,662 census tracts throughout most of the country. The data reveal startling differences in how long one might expect to live in 650 census tracts in the eight-county Morning Call coverage area in eastern...

An Associated Press data project released today projected life expectancy for people born this year in 65,662 census tracts throughout most of the country. The data, the result of a newly-formulated partnership between the National Center for Health Statistics, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,...

In Easton, residents enjoy urban amenities such as restaurants, shops and a walkable downtown surrounded by bike paths. But a surprising number don’t have access to a convenience many people take for granted. About 27 percent of city households don’t have an internet subscription, according to...

Pennsylvania has experienced a steady uptick in new jobs but the pay that comes with a lot of them hasn’t been enough to push more workers out of poverty or stop them from seeking government aid to eat. That’s according to a newly released report from the U.S. Census Bureau report that examined...

The Census Bureau this morning released the 2013-2017 American Community Survey estimates for all places in the U.S. and its territories. The survey of about 3.5 million households asks questions on behalf of Congress and various federal agencies to assist in the spending of $675 billion in about...